2016 WINTER TYRES;Please buy Winter tyres you know it makes sense

September to October is a busy time of year for all us tyre retailers and this year in 2014 has been no different. We are at the front line because we are the ones that sell, advise, and fit the

2016 WINTER TYRES;Winter tyre also help to get rid of the water between your vehicle and the road, because they contain millions of “sipes”, tiny slits that get rid of the water.

products on to the customers cars. This is the time of year that we start to think about fitting new ones to our cars, because we know that bad weather will be upon us like a flash , without much warning, (although this year we have had a Months rainfall, in just two days and it feels like winter already).

2016 WINTER TYRES;winter tyres ready to go

Much safer in all kind of weather

Many of our roads have been flooded.Hence, due to torrential rain falls.Thus, making driving our cars more of a hazard than ever. The special designs of tread patterns on winter tyres.Therefore, make them much safer than the ones we use in summer . In fact we at Pellon tyres keep winter tyres on our vehicles.For this reason, all the year round. Because it looks to me that all the seasons are blending into one.

2016 WINTER TYRES

Winters, will give you more confidence.Especially, in all kinds of weather,(unless you live in a desert). I know I keep harping on about this subject. But I truly believe this product is the best thing to buy.Of course, if you need to buy tyres this time of year. You must think about you and your families safety.Especially when driving your car in bad weather.

Not much difference in cost

In my opinion the biggest stumbling block to buying winterswas the price. Here in the UK motorists were reluctant to pay out for tyres that were almost twice the price as summers . In my earlier days in the industry winters were only bought by rich people who went to the Alps to enjoy a skiing holiday, but then our winters were much milder, and a hard frost was rarely heard of. But as time has gone by we all know that the Global warming that we were told about is coming true and our summers are becoming wetter and our winters are becoming much colder.

2016 WINTER TYRES

These days we are increasingly sourcing winters.Hence, at more competitive prices. Tyres have now become a World market.So, like most other things tyres are now produced in places like China.

A vintage General winter tyre advert

Consequently, we are able to buy cheap tyres. Including ones that are now produced in vast numbers. This has now brought down the winter tyre prices. Therefore, we at Pellon tyres. Market a brand called Jinyu tyres, who produce alow cost winter tyre, we also recommend Avon winter tyres, but in general all winter tyres have come down in price because of the demand across the whole of Europe

Winter tyres are becoming a necessity

Snow will soon be with us be prepared ?

Now we must start preparing for an expected hard winter. Because, it is now odds on that we will get one.Perhaps, due to Global warming. I am one of those people who used to laugh at the experts, when they used to spout off about climate change, but now we are seenit with our own eyes. Just like having to buy warmer clothing we should start to get used to fitting winter tyres and this is the time to fit them.

WINTER TYRES are a must have item for SUV owners

https://www.pellonautocentre.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Logo_PellonCleanTrans.png00Erichttps://www.pellonautocentre.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Logo_PellonCleanTrans.pngEric2017-02-23 17:59:012017-02-26 10:25:112016 WINTER TYRES-With all the rain and floods and now Snow? Winter Tyres are a NO BRAINER !

Last year we had a sort of mild winter compared to the previous two winters, which as we all know were very cold with much of Yorkshire here in the UK covered in snow for long periods. These winters set a trend for us tyre companies. We here at Pellon tyresstarted the“buy and store”scheme (tyre hotel) for storing customers tyres.

This is when we change your snow tyres into your summer tyres and then re-fit your summer tyres the following year, so that your winters will last for at least three years. This system became very popular with our customers.

In previous winters motorists used to think that because it hardly ever snows, winters were a waste of time. This is not so and because of our constant promoting the safety aspect of winters and explaining that they are designed to cope with all types of poor weather conditions and not just snow, and they also give you greater traction and road-holding on flooded and mud-covered roads, as well as through slush, snow and ice.

One of the main reasons for the extra grip is that Avon winter tyres rubber compound is specially formulated and now includes “Silica”

One of the main reasons for the extra grip is that Avon winter tyres rubber compound is specially formulated and now includes “Silica” in the compound for superior performance on wet roads, and during the winter months there is plenty of wet weather indeed this year 2012 has been the wettest Summer ever! Of course, if you do live in an area where you could have a sudden heavy snowfall, Avon’s are specifically designed and made to give you maximum traction.

Avon’s are also designed to perform well on dry roads, too, you should try some this year, wherever you live. From November onward you never know when the winter weather could catch you out, and with Avon’s from Pellon tyres you’ll be well prepared for whatever the bad weather throws at us.

Some Avon winter tyres advice

This advice is from Avon winter tyres website http://www.avon-tyres.co.uk/car/drivers-winter-tyres-and-driving.

“Full sets are best – Fit Avon winter tyres – or M+S tyres, as they’re also known – in sets of four. Never mix them with normal road tyres. Studded tyres should also be fitted as a foursome; mixing studded tyres with the non-studded variety will lead to unstable braking and cornering.

Running-in – Non-studded tyres should be used at reduced speeds for the first 60 miles or so. Studded ones take longer to bed in, so keep your speed down for the first 200 miles.

Speed ratings – The speed ratings for winter’s differ from those of regular road ones and very often have a reduced speed capability. Make sure you are aware of the maximum safe speed rating of your Avon winter’s and drive accordingly.

Studs on tarmac – Away from the snow and icy conditions they are specifically designed for, studs give reduced road-holding and braking ability. So, on snow- and ice-free surfaces, please do not exceed 62 mph.

Keep your studs ‘directional’ – After a period of use, studs develop a pattern of wear that makes them most effective in the direction they’ve been travelling. When you take off your studded tyres at the end of the season, mark them in such a way that when next you put them on, they face the ‘right way”

Avon tyres have been around forever?

Old sixties Garage with a vintage Avon tyres advertising sign.

In my long career in the tyre industry, (too long), it is fair to say that there has been many changes that have taken place in the tyre industry, some were good and others bad. The large tyre manufacturers bought out the small niche manufacturer, for example Goodyear Tyres took over Kelly and Lee tyres and a few others on the way, Continental Tyres bought out

Avon tyres ZR5 slick racing tyre on an F3 car

Semperit tyres and a few others, (the names of who slip my mind at the moment), and so on and so forth.

We also remember the fight to take over control of the tyre retail chains, starting off in the sixties and the seventies. Michelin took over British retailer ATS, Dunlop formed the National Tyres chain, by merging some acquisitions, including the very large retailer Marsham tyres. Pirelli formed the Central tyre group, and the list goes on and on.

I worked for a small tyre company in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, UK but we were swallowed up into the National tyre group and became primarily Dunlop and India tyre retailers. This was the main aim, to sell the products of the mother company. To be true full, I really enjoyed what was going on, and it all became a learning curb to me for the future. Times in the sixties were great for me as a teenager; it really was the “swinging sixties”.

I clearly remember that the working man had more disposable income, and they were beginning to buy more cars, these cars needed puncture repairs and new tyres, things started to get busy. We had a very mixed type of business community, in the area where we were living, from large textile mills to farming on the outskirts of the towns. We also had all off the service industry that comes with a large populated area, such as hauliers, builders, bus companies and the smaller types of business like the solicitors and local banks and building societies all of who used cars and trucks and therefor had to buy tyres.

In the sixties we had to be “jack of all trades”. Where as in today’s tyre market we generally stick to one thing, such as we in Halifax only service cars and other companies specialise in truck or earth mover tyres. We never knew what would come into us next; it could be a puncture repair on a tractor rear from a farmer to a small cart wheel from a mill basket on wheels. We also had a mix of different cars, from the rich mill owners with their Rolls Royce’s to a bus conductor with his Mini.

One of the things that stand out in my mind is that we used a large amount of inner tubes in those days and also wheel balancing was relatively new thing, most wheels were balanced with

Shaving a tyre at the Snetterton race track, this removes the small stones and grit that have penetrated the tyres outer layer

a simple bubble balancer and wheel alignment was not a word in our vocabulary in the sixties. Radial tyres were replacing X ply’s and more and more cars were coming out on radial tubeless tyres.

Avon Tyres come into the story

Some of the cars that were coming in for tyres would include the new Rover 2000. I remember this car because apart from the fact that it was very different in style and size the car came out on 165×14 Pirelli Cinturato tyres, but I believe that it was my first introduction to Avon tyres, who also made 165×14 radial tyres for this model. The new Rover became very popular with the new “middle management” customers and in 1966 a TC version was released which made the car capable of over 100mph.

Avon tyres were better known for their motor-cycle tyres, but started to push into the car tyre market. We were also witnessing new tyre sizes to fit the newer types of cars that were competing for the new wealth that was emanating from then new business confidence that was giving the UK a “buzz”. Cars like the E-Type Jaguar were getting more popular as second hand versions became available, from their start off at the Geneva Motor Show in 1961.

Jaguar cars were getting more popular amongst the wealthy mill owners who would by one for the wife and kids, but they came out mainly on Dunlop tyres who had formed a good relationship with the Jaguar company, although I do remember that Dunlop had balancing problems with some of the tyres. It was in the 1980’s that Avon tyres were fitted to some Jaguars, the tyre that was used was the Avon tyres Turbo-Steel radial and was fitted to the XK model.

Avon became more popular, bringing out many different tyre designs and patterns over the years, but one of the things that have impressed me is that they have always had a strong involvement in “motorsport”. This developed from the motor-cycle side of the business. But back in the sixties and seventies the car manufacturers started to race and rally sporty versions of their models. Such cars as Minis, MGB’s and Ford Cortina’s were developed into track and rally cars. Avon tyres are one of the few companies that have kept up the

Avon tyres historic racing tyre

tradition right up to the present day, and can offer tyres that are just as good and competitive as they were in the original racing days.

Avon tyres still make tyres from the 450×17 vintage car tyre to the textile radials that have a special cling rubber tread compound that is used in making the Avon textile radial. The Avon Historic All Weather tread patterned tyres are designed to give excellent road holding in all-weather applications while keeping the period look of the historic range of racing cars. It is FIA approved for different historic racing series throughout the world. The textile radial is a “V” rated tyre so is capable of speeds of up to 150mph, ideal for vintage racing.

Avon tyres ACB9

This tyre was developed as a formula Ford 1600 tyre and is used for the pre 1974 historic car championships. The tyre is also used for the pre 1965 1000cc formula 3 races and small bore vintage cars such as the MG Midgets and Frog Eyed Sprites. It is a great attribute to Avon to continue making these tyres an all sorts of sizes for this different array of cars.

The list of tyres that Avon make goes on and on and I will be covering some of them in different articles. From my early youth to the present day I have always been a huge fan of the Avon Company and we still buy their tyres to this day. We were sad when Avon were taken over by Cooper tyres but the old name has survived, and we can look forward to many years of this excellent tyre product.

Pellon Tyre and Auto-centre offer car and van servicing and repairs to all makes of vehicles. We are members of Unipart Car Care centres and give a nationwide guarantee for all our work and parts. We also sell Cheap Avon Tyres online from our website www.pellonautocentre.com by using the tyre selector and choosing your tyre size. We offer courtesy cars to local motorists who need to go to work and leave their car with us for work doing. We are also an official MOT testing station and are members of Motor-codes, who carry out checks for high standard of equipment and workmanship.